prelection
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- prælection (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).
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Noun[edit]
prelection (plural prelections)
- A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 80:
- ‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection.
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